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ourfaveplaces.bsky.social
Our Favourite Places
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A Sheffield culture guide written by in-the-know locals. https://ourfaveplaces.co.uk From Eleven Design: https://elevendesign.co.uk. Organisers of Photomarathon Sheffield: http://photomarathonsheffield.co.uk.
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Our Favourite Places @ourfaveplaces.bsky.social · 21h
Our Joe's film picks for October. A Halloween screening of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. New restorations of animated classics Perfect Blue and Princess Mononoke. A documentary about the home studio that nurtured beloved 80s/90s Sheffield bands. And more > ourfaveplaces.co.uk/our-picks/fi...
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Our Favourite Places @ourfaveplaces.bsky.social · 22h
A celebration of books, words and ideas, @otsfestival.bsky.social is back this week, 10 October–10 November. Our writer Rae has put together their top 10 picks for the festival – on star spotting, solidarity, 80s Sheffield pop music, disability activism and more > ourfaveplaces.co.uk/our-picks/of...
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Our Favourite Places @ourfaveplaces.bsky.social · 7d
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Our Favourite Places @ourfaveplaces.bsky.social · 7d
Black History Month starts today. A celebration of the rich history of Black British/African heritage people in the UK & in shaping local communities. Read our guide to the many events in Sheffield, put together by the folks at African Heritage Culture Forum > ourfaveplaces.co.uk/our-picks/bl...
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Our Favourite Places @ourfaveplaces.bsky.social · 9d
An audio-visual delve into @warprecords.bsky.social' archives. A sonic trip along the Hope Valley train line. Afro-electro. Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith's synth soundscapes. All coming up at Sensoria, Sheffield's festival of film and music, when it returns this week > ourfaveplaces.co.uk/whats-on/sen...
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One Beat @onebeatpr.bsky.social · 13d
Thanks to @ourfaveplaces.bsky.social for featuring our Modern Nature gig in Sheffield next Friday:

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Modern Nature → Our Favourite Places – Sheffield Culture Guide
Modern Nature create meandering, elegant and expansive soundscapes on themes of nature, religion, social ignorance and literature. Support comes from Ancient History, a new project from James Levitt (...
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Andy Cropper 🎨🏳️‍🌈 @andycropperart.bsky.social · 20d
𝗣𝗔𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗦 𝗕𝗬 𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗬 𝗖𝗥𝗢𝗣𝗣𝗘𝗥
𝘈 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘰 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘣𝘺 𝘈𝘯𝘥𝘺 𝘊𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘳, 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘩𝘢𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘰𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴.

PV: Fri 10 Oct, 7:30pm
Exhibition: 11 Oct–15 Nov 2025
Cupola Contemporary Art, Sheffield

🔗 andycropper.art/cupola2025

#Kenopsia #SpiritOfPlace #BusStopGothic #UrbanRealism
A grid of 4 square top left: Cupola Contemporary Art Paintings By Andy Cropper A solo show of paintings by Andy Cropper, from haunting nocturnes to rarely shown early works. Preview: Friday 10 October, from 7:30 pm Open 11th October – 15th November 2025 Monday to Saturday, 10.00am - 6.00pm Artist Talk: Thursday 23rd October, 7.30pm www.cupolagallery.com/events www.andycropper.art/cupola2025 Top right: A large silhouette of a newly built austere building sits against a vibrant late evening blue sky. A couple of street lights light the foreground. Bottom left: We are looking at overgrown wasteland large bushes and weeds fill the painting, a lone bathtub sits adrift in the space. The painting feels forlorn. Bottom right: Cupola Contemporary Art 174-178a Middlewood Rd Hillsborough, Sheffield S6 1TD info@cupolagallery.com www.cupolagallery.com www.facebook.com/cupolagallerysheffield www.instagram.com/cupolacontemporaryart www.x.com/cupolagallery 0114 285 2665 Andy Cropper andy@andycropper.art www.andycropper.art www.facebook.com/andycropperart www.instagram.com/andycropperart 0795 168 1677 Painting: A misty crossroads at night. the view is empty of people, the street lights fill the scene with misty halos beneath them. Painting: The same crossroads as before but a vibrant sodium orange lit night time sky fills the scene, trees and rooftops are silhouetted against the sky. Painting: Against a vivid blue night time sky looms the silhouette of an English Church.
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Our Favourite Places @ourfaveplaces.bsky.social · 19d
The city centre's annual free street party, Castlegate Festival returns tomorrow. With a skate jam, live music, family-friendly activities, food and drinks – from day into night > ourfaveplaces.co.uk/whats-on/cas...
Castlegate Festival → Our Favourite Places – Sheffield Culture Guide
The city centre's annual free street party returns. With a skate jam, live music, family-friendly activities, food and drinks all day into the night.
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Our Favourite Places @ourfaveplaces.bsky.social · 23d
A weekend dedicated to adventure photography, Exposure Festival is coming to Kelham Island & the Peaks, 19–21 Sept. Here to inspire climbers, aspiring professionals & passionate photography hobbyists alike. With workshops, studio talks, social events & a gallery > ourfaveplaces.co.uk/whats-on/exp...
Exposure Photography Festival → Our Favourite Places – Sheffield Culture Guide
A weekend dedicated to adventure photography. Here to inspire climbers, aspiring professional and passionate photography hobbyists alike – with workshops out in the Peak District and in a Kelham Islan...
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Our Favourite Places @ourfaveplaces.bsky.social · 26d
Join Sensoria Festival today & tomorrow for primaeval forest sounds in the old John Lewis. They're hosting a sound installation & performance from Chris Watson & Izabela Dluzyk based on field recordings made at Białowieża Forest on the Poland–Belarus border > www.ourfaveplaces.co.uk/whats-on/chr...
Chris Watson and Izabela Dluzyk present Bialowieska → Our Favourite Places – Sheffield Culture Guide
Sound recordists Chris Watson and Izabela Dłużyk present new work in the old John Lewis. A performance and installation based on field recordings made at Puszcza Białowieska – Europe’s last remaining...
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Our Favourite Places @ourfaveplaces.bsky.social · 26d
Alpaca Festival kicks off today. A weekend exploring algorithmic creativity beyond computers. Showcasing pattern-based music, textiles, juggling and lots more, with workshops, talks, concerts and parties > ourfaveplaces.co.uk/whats-on/alp... @slab.org
Alpaca Festival → Our Favourite Places – Sheffield Culture Guide
A festival on algorithmic pattern-making in anything from heritage crafts to tech. With an algorave, a concert with pattern-based instrumental music, talks and workshops around patterns in juggling, t...
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Our Favourite Places @ourfaveplaces.bsky.social · Aug 28
Coming up in our Joe's Sheffield film picks for September: the latest Spike Lee & Denzel Washington collab. A double bill of landmark street art docs. A collection of stories from 22 Palestinian filmmakers. And more > ourfaveplaces.co.uk/our-picks/fi...
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Our Favourite Places @ourfaveplaces.bsky.social · Aug 27
Join The Bare Project next month on The Moor for Common Threads Festival. A celebration of weaving and textile practices from all over the world. With sewing and repair workshops, natural fabric dying, weaving, and a multilingual folklore performance > ourfaveplaces.co.uk/whats-on/com...
Common Threads Festival → Our Favourite Places – Sheffield Culture Guide
A celebration of weaving and textile practices from all over the world. With sewing and repair workshops, natural fabric dying, weaving, and a multilingual folklore performance.
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The National Videogame Museum @nvmuk.bsky.social · Aug 21
Join us from the 25th August and build your own. Exclusive LEGO controller to take home! Link in bio #visitsheffield #lego #YourGameYourBuild #LEGOvideogames #summerholidays
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Off the Shelf Festival of Words @otsfestival.bsky.social · Aug 15
The wait is over! 🎉 The new programme for @sheffielduni.bsky.social Off the Shelf Festival of Words is out!

Highlights: ✍️ Poet Lemn Sissay 🏰 Historian Lucy Worsley 🎭 and the brilliant Alison Steadman and many, many more!

Book your tickets👇
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Site Gallery @sitegallery.bsky.social · Aug 6
OPEN NOW: FAKE FANS 👾✨

Exploring the subcultural world of bootlegs, fan-made artefacts, and counterfeit memorabilia - unofficial objects that orbit around the things we love! By George Gibson with youth collectives Society of Explorers and Creative Producers > www.sitegallery.org/exhibition/f...
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Fake Fans is an exhibition by artist George Gibson in collaboration with Site Gallery’s youth collectives Society of Explorers and Creative Producers. The exhibition explores the subculture of bootleg...
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Forced Entertainment @forcedents.bsky.social · Jul 29
This Friday you can see FACETIMES created by young people’s group, Dream Arts working with Forced Entertainment and @elementsociety.

The event takes is part of the Together! Festival @SheffieldTheatres. Tickets are free but you need to book. 

www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/events/facetimes
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The Green Estate CIC @thegreenestate.bsky.social · Jul 29
We’re looking for up to 10 local people to help tell the story of Manor Castle Ward and imagine what it could become.

Apply online here: bit.ly/4fc8q2k or head to www.greenestate.org.uk/communities/our-shared-story for more information 🙂

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Our Favourite Places @ourfaveplaces.bsky.social · Jul 29
The much-loved Weston Park Museum is turning 150! 🎂 Join in @sheffieldmuseums.bsky.social's celebrations this summer. With retro gaming, building a giant 3D map of the city, decoration making for the museum's big birthday party, and more > www.ourfaveplaces.co.uk/whats-on/cel...
Celebrating 150 Years of Weston Park Museum → Our Favourite Places – Sheffield Culture Guide
This summer, join one of our city’s best-loved museums as it kicks off celebrations for its 150th anniversary. Including chance to play retro games, build a giant 3D map of the city, create decoration...
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Our Favourite Places @ourfaveplaces.bsky.social · Jul 28
School's out! We've put together a roundup of arts & culture activities for young people over the hols in Sheffield. Inflatable air puppet making. A big birthday for one of our best-loved museums. Beatboxing theatre. Videogame fun. Animation films. And more > www.ourfaveplaces.co.uk/our-picks/sh...
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Interworld Media @interworldmedia.bsky.social · Jul 16
This Friday we are at the FORGE Workroom in Sheffield celebrating our upcoming EP from @sleepsang.bsky.social - featuring live electronics, some amazing DJs and VJing from our own @zaronmiz.bsky.social - see you there?? www.skiddle.com/e/41120934 #sheffieldlivemusic #liveelectronics
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Reel Steel @reelsteelcinema.bsky.social · Jul 16
Coming Soon... we're presenting The Evil Dead (1981), in 16mm.

Bank Holiday weekend
Saturday August 23rd

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originally shot in 16mm, see this horror classic in its original format

#TheEvilDead #horror #BruceCampbell #SamRaimi #FilmOnFilm #16mm #FilmSky #Sheffield #cinema
a close-up of a 16mm film strip, showing 3 frames with the title "The Evil Dead" in each
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Our Favourite Places @ourfaveplaces.bsky.social · Jul 15
Join Chance to Dance as it celebrates its 25th anniversary this Saturday. One big, free day of music and movement, it's taking over four outdoor stages, with performances from more than 30 groups > ourfaveplaces.co.uk/whats-on/cha...
Chance To Dance → Our Favourite Places – Sheffield Culture Guide
One big, free day of music and movement in four outdoor stages around the city centre. With over 30 dance groups performing and lots of chances to join in.
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Our Favourite Places @ourfaveplaces.bsky.social · Jul 15
It’s nearly that time of year again – when Sheffield puts on a giant party for one weekend. While the official @tramlinesfestival.bsky.social action happens in Hillsborough Park, there’s loads of fun to be had across the city. See our Tramlines Fringe highlights > ourfaveplaces.co.uk/our-picks/tr...
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Craig Ian Mann @craigimann.bsky.social · Jul 8
Our @severinfilms.bsky.social documentary Survivors: The Spectre of Threads will be closing the Sheffield Film Festival on 30 August! Grab a ticket, feel a bit of paralysing nuclear dread, maybe win a special edition Traffic Warden action figure. Tickets here: showroomcinema.org.uk/film/sff-clo...
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